Information reaching BVI News is that Director of Communications in the Premier’s Office, Karia Christopher, has died. She reportedly passed away at home sometime on Friday, December 5. Details of her sudden passing are still unclear at this time, but […]
Archive for December, 2025
Police intensify search for prison escapees, boost patrols
Police have intensified the search for two escapees from His Majesty’s Prison, as Interim Acting Commissioner of Police Richard Ullger assured residents that the force is using strengthened tactics to locate and detain the men. Giving his first public message, […]
BVI took its “lunch” off the table with new charter fees
Once upon a time in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, the USVI was a buzzing hub for yacht and charter-boat tourism. Many visitors would land on islands like St. Thomas or St. John then charter a boat to cruise […]
UN takes another aim at offshore centres, corporations
The United Nations (UN) is edging closer to a major overhaul of the global tax system — one that could dramatically change how international financial centres like the BVI operate. Countries meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, recently continued talks on what […]
Guam backs BVI push for UN decolonisation
The BVI and Guam have signalled closer cooperation on decolonisation after Guam’s Lieutenant Governor Joshua “Josh” Franquez Tenorio made a courtesy call on Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley during a stopover visit to the territory on December 4. Both jurisdictions remain […]
Four in custody following Pier Park jewellery heist
BVI News understands that four persons have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery at House of Luxury at the Cyril Romney Tortola Pier Park on Tuesday. Our news centre has not yet ascertained their identities, but highly placed […]
Pier Park boosts security after jewellery store heist
Security at the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park has been strengthened after a robbery at the House of Luxury jewellery store on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by Tortola Pier Park Ltd (TPPL). TPPL said private security personnel […]
BVI can have new, unique agreement with UK
The UK has signalled a major shift in how it plans to engage with its Overseas Territories (OTs), opening the door for the BVI to negotiate a new, formalised framework that could redefine the territory’s governance, autonomy and relationship with […]
National Security Council condemns Pier Park robbery
The National Security Council (NSC) has assured residents and businesses that stronger crime-prevention measures will be in place across the BVI during the Christmas shopping period, even as it condemned the recent armed robbery at the House of Luxury in […]
Gov’t names Brian Davis as Waste Management Director
The government has appointed Brian Davis as Director of the Department of Waste Management, effective 1 December 2025, placing him in charge of a key public service entity at a time when the territory continues to face longstanding waste-handling challenges. […]
